2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-11-13UTC10:43:13+00:002015-11-13L’Ospedale sounds like it should be a newly written opera about the NHS, but actually, it's a 350 year old piece. It makes for an hour's delectable light operatic entertainment.The National Health Service of the Renaissance: l'Ospedale at Wilton's Music Hallen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-solomons-knot-ospedale-wiltons-music-hall-november-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Karlinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/files/40449-david-karlin.jpgDavid is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.https://bachtrack.com/files/30732-l_ospedale_cast_robert_workman.jpg510340Robert Workman2015-Nov-10, Wilton's Music Hall: L'Ospedalehttps://bachtrack.com/listing-solomon-s-knot-l-ospedale-wiltons-music-hall-november-20152015-11-102015-11-21Wilton's Music HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomE1 8JBGraces Alley51.5106118-0.06696434

Ruddigore is a glorious comic romp through a very English country village, full of wonderfully awkward Edwardian love and delicious puns. Whatever your Valentine experience this year, you can't help but be swept up in it.

2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-02-23UTC16:42:29+00:002015-02-20Ruddigore is a glorious comic romp through a very English country village, full of wonderfully awkward Edwardian love and delicious puns. Whatever your Valentine experience this year, you can't help but be swept up in it.Always a bridesmaid: Charles Court Opera's Ruddigoreen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-ruddigore-charles-court-opera-islington-february-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/8290-ruddigore_kellett_masterton_smith_charles_court_bill_knight.jpg510387Matthew Kellett (Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd) and Simon-Masterton Smith (Adam Goodheart)Bill Knight2015-Feb-18, King's Head Theatre, Islington: Ruddigorehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/kings-head-theatre-islington/ruddigore/18-february-2015/19-002015-02-182015-03-14King's Head Theatre, IslingtonLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomN1 1QN115 Upper Street51.5382744794391-0.1026749610900883

When the king of the gods falls head over heels in love with you, seriously bad stuff happens. If you're a Handelian soprano like Semele, however, it happens very tunefully and in a thoroughly pleasant, elegant and cheerful manner for the whole evening.If you're confused as to the difference between opera and oratorio, Semele is the perfect aid to your confusion.

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